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Lidcombe, New South Wales
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Lidcombe is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Lidcombe, through various name changes, is one of the oldest suburbs in Sydney. It lies around 20km west of the Sydney CBD. Suburbs next to it are Homebush West (eastern side), Newington and Silverwater (north), Auburn (west) and Berala, Chullora and Regents Park (south). It is a traditional working-class suburb. Today, the suburb is a multicultural one reflecting the waves of immigration of postwar Australia Lidcombe Public School was established in 1879 making it one of the oldest in the Sydney suburbs. The school is located on John Street. A Catholic school, called St Joachim's Parish School, is located on Mary Street. The Sisters of St Joseph founded the school in 1885 and remained active in the school until 1984. After that time the Sisters handed the Principalship over to lay staff who have continued to uphold the traditions and spirit of Blessed Mary MacKillop, who walked the playground and worked at the school, and her Josephite Sisters. The school caters for children up to Year 6. There used to be a Marist Brothers boys-only school located on Keating Street, behind St. Joachim's Catholic Church. It closed down after the amalgamation of several Catholic schools in the area. The school catered for boys up to Year 6. This site is now the location of various Catholic Church enterprises, including the Inner Western Regional Office of the Catholic Education Office, Sydney, the Catholic Adult Education Centre (run by the Opus Dei movement) and a bookstore specialising in Catholic publications("The Mustard Seed"). The University of Sydney's Health Sciences Campus (Cumberland Campus) is located on East Street, next door to the Lidcombe TAFE.